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Necromancers are enemy spellcasters who specialize in Conjuration, particularly in the semi-legal school of necromancy: reanimation and suspension of the dead. They can be found in Warlock lairs or gathered around ritual or burial sites in the wilderness, frequently accompanied by skeletons or other undead, and will summon more undead allies when in combat. These mages belong to the ConjurerNPC class.

The type of necromancer you encounter depends on your level. You will continue to meet low-level necromancers even at high levels, but boss-level necromancers will always be at the highest possible level.

Necromancers rely on their reanimated allies and Destruction spells in combat, and carry a leveled dagger in case of close-quarters fighting (iron, steel, orcish, dwarven, elven, glass, or an enchanted dagger of any quality from iron to Daedric).

Apprentice Necromancer bosses have the same inventory as the lower-level necromancers listed above. Necromancer Adept, Necromage, Ascendent Necromancer and Master Necromancer bosses have the same inventory as the Master Necromancers and Arch Necromancers listed above, with the exception that Necromancer Adepts and Necromages have a 50% chance to carry a Staff of Firebolts, Staff of Ice Spikes, or Staff of Lightning Bolts rather than a Staff of Chain Lightning, Fireballs, or Ice Storms.

These four necromancers are found accompanying the Ritual Master at Wolfskull Cave during The Man Who Cried Wolf. The group includes a Breton woman (0009655b), a Dunmer woman (000e1036), a Nord woman (000e1037), and a Nord man (000e1049). They will have the same leveled stats as a generic necromancer of the appropriate level, but are all named "Necromancer".

Most necromancers have a morality of "Any Crime", which means they're willing to commit any crime. The necromancers found at Wolfskull Cave, however, have a morality of "No Crime," which means they are unwilling to commit crimes of any sort. Their aggression is still very high, though, so they will attack you on sight regardless.

All the generic necromancers that are Bretons are listed twice in the leveled lists, which means necromancers are slightly more likely to be Breton than one of the other races.